Urban Splash
Re: New Islington in Manchester, designed by Alsop Architects.
The Woking Festival
Re: the Woking Gallery, designed by Marks Barfield Architects.
Alsop Architects
Re: New Visual Arts Building, for Goldsmiths College.
As architect Nigel Coates recently pointed out in a public lecture, our body is the first place we live in; our first architectural experience. While the body is increasingly celebrated in contemporary culture and art, much new architecture may be partly inspired by the body, or seek to enhance the sensory physical experience of being in a space. At the Ensemble we are passionate about such architecture and the enhanced quality of experience that it offers.